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"Fascinating Fire Fighting Family"
Reviewed by Marilyn Heyman
Posted October 25, 2003

Three of the Malvaso family are firefighters. When they get caught in a warehouse fire and almost get killed they decide to reevaluate their lives. The eldest, forty-three year old Mitch, has been unhappily married to Cynthia for more years than he cares to count. She comes from Read more...

"powerfully written terse tale"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted October 25, 2003

Near New York City, the Hidden Cove Fire Department responds to the dangerous Sinco fire. Three Malvaso firefighting siblings become trapped inside, but ultimately are rescued. Jenny insists that she, Mitch and Zach pledge to change their messed up personal lives as each one realizes how close to Read more...

"Complex characters, deeply emotional issues, plenty of action."
Reviewed by Lory Martin
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted October 29, 2003

The Malvano family are firefighters, their lives full of drama. Mitch, in a bad marriage, is staying married for his kids' sake, but then he meets Megan. Jenny, single and wanting a baby, asks her best friend, Grady, to provide the sperm. Who knew it would change their relationship Read more...

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Summary

Detective Megan Hale has come to Hidden Cove to begin a new life. What she's leaving behind are painful memories—of her father and husband, both policeman killed in the line of duty. What lies ahead for Megan is a dream—to start a summer camp for the orphaned children of firefighters and police officers.

Firefighter Mitch Malvaso vowed to change his life after escaping an inferno—by promising to be a better husband in a marriage-gone-bad. Instead, he finds his newfound peace in Megan's selfless plan, and a deep respect that turns to unspoken love. As they work together on the camp and cross paths in their respective roles as police officer and firefighter, the attraction between them grows; so does the fear that theirs is a love never meant to be—unless they can find the courage to face the past and embrace a passionate future of endless possibilities.